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Dec 4, 2016 | 4:10 am

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[Exclusivity] On Board Air France Boeing 787-9 Ferry Flight (Everett-Paris)!

Dear flyertalk community,

I had the very nice opportunity to be invited by Air France & Boeing for the delivery ceremony and ferry flight of their 1st Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from Paine Field Everett, USA all the way to Paris CDG, France.

This is not a typical report (eg: lounge, amenities or catering served) but I still hope you will enjoy the experience and the pictures, especially knowing that revenue service for this aircraft will only start on January 9th.

Click Here for the full Trip Report

Synopsis of the trip report:

December 2nd marked an important event for Air France with the arrival of the very first Boeing 787 Dreamliner in the fleet! An exciting event indeed, as the French flag carrier had not taken delivery of a new aircraft type since the introduction of the Airbus A380 back in October of 2009.

The year 2016 has marked important changes in the Air France long-haul fleet with the retirement of the mythical Queen of the Skies, the Boeing 747, in January 2016, and now the arrival of the new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.

The 787 is outfitted with Air France’s latest onboard products, the highly rated “Best & Beyond” cabins, as can also be found on the Boeing 777 fleet.

And here is our beautiful bird, ready for her maiden voyage home to Paris!

Shortly after our walk-around, it’s time for the ribbon cutting ceremony. Present for the cutting are Boeing’s head of sales, a representative from AerCap, and Frédéric Gagey, the former CEO of Air France, recently promoted to CFO of the Air France-KLM group.

Boarding will be through door 1L. As there are only 30 passengers on board this ferry flight, we will only have two flight attendant accompanying us to CDG.